‘Violette de Bordeaux’ figs are one of the tastiest figs available. They have tasting notes of cherry and have been described as tasting like molasses strawberry jam. The fruit are resistant to splitting and the flavour intensifies if left to shrivel slightly on the tree. The figs are medium sized and have dark purplish/red flesh.
‘Violette de Bordeaux’ is a breba harvest (fruit developing on the old wood in Spring after the fig leaves emerge). They were discovered in the 1600’s in Versailles, France and categorised in the Bordeaux berry tasting group.
It is a smaller fig tree that can be grown in large planters.
Water
Prefers moist soils.
Soil
Prefers well draining soils rich in organic content.
